Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-11
sTEUBENVILLE.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of tie RsgtstsT.
SrEUBENvILLE, September l0.-Daniel
Swearingen and George buckingham, the
principals in the shooting ARRAY at Bridge
port last Thursday evening, are both well
known in this city. Swearingen is dealer
in horses, and resides about three miles
west of this city, on the Richmond pike,
aud BuckinghIm's residence was at New
Alexandria Both are well connected and
have many relatives and friends in this
part Of the country. 1t is matter of great
regret that the two men became involved
in the quarrel, for which there was appar.
emily no valid reason. Each had doubtless
been drinking freely and did not stop to
consider the consequences.
While not bad man at heart, Bucking-
ham has made a reputation for quarreling,
having been engaged in a number OF
brawls within the past ten years, the most
prominent one having occurred at New
Alexandria, Christmas morning in 1880,
in which he and a man named BARLEY
Henry, hailing from Wheeling, attacked
DR.. William Schoolly in the dining room
of the Rine House at New Alexandria,
which resulted in DR.. SChOOlly shooting
Buckingham in the head with p calibre
revolver. For time it was thought the
wound would prove fatal, but Buckingham
finally recovered, but losing the sight of
one eye. Henry was arrested on affidavit
of DR.. Schoolly on the charge OF assault
and battery with intent to kill, and bound
over to court in the sum of 81 900. Buck
ipgham was not arrested because he was
in such dangerous condition, and no in
formation was ever made against Dr.
SchOolly, the almost universal opinion
being that he had shot Buckingham in
self-defense.
The matter was finally dropped, and the
case never came up before the grand jury.
1t was thought after Buckingham recover
ed from the results of this shooting that it
would be lesson to him and deter him
from getting into further trouble, but past
events show that it had no permanent effect
ON him.
Swearingen. on the other hand, was gen.
orally known as a peaceable man, who at
tended TO his own business and intertered
with no one. He has been prominently
before the public lately from the fact that
his wife was one OF the principal witnesses
in the Baker murder trial. He was born
and raised in Hancock county, W. Va,
neat noll; days Cove, his father being one
of the wealthiest farmers in that county.
On Friday morning Swearingen was adj
mitted to bail in the sum of $40, 900, but
Buckingham dying at $50 that evening,
he w2s re-arrested at ten o'clock in this
city aud lodged in Jail. The affair is very
distressing one.
The Street Fair still promises to be a
success, the plan of the parade, the con-
struction Of an arcade over Market street,
the arrangement OF premiums in classes
and the appointment of awarding commit
tees being made. All necessary arrange
ments will have been attended to b. the
committee before the time set for the Fair
to come OF.
A large number OF people from this city
attended the West Virginia State Pair last
week, at Wheeling.
The Grand Lodge of West Virginia,
Knights of Pythias, will meet at Wells
burr on the 18th and 18th of October, and
a number OF Knights from this city have
expressed their purpose to attend. Frank
Smith, of Hancock Lodge, No. %, of New
Cumberland, is a candidate tor Grand Vice
Chancellor. If Franks friends on this side
Of the riyer could vote he would get there
by large majority.
Clerk of Courts Frank Stewart, of New
Cumberland, spent good part of the past
| week with friends in this city.
Jack Smurthwaite returned Thursday
night to Bellefontaine, where he is now in
the hotel business, aster a pleasant visit
with relatives and friends in this city.
C. l. May, of Houston, Texas, is in the
! city, visiting his family.
iSrs Rouick has been conducting meet
inss all wees IL tie interest of social
purity at the Hamline and other Churches,
Prot. John Mullen is in the East, attend,
ing convention of dancing professors.
Jones Munker is home from a -four
yeeks' trip to the seashOre.
| Cashier Ehas. Gallagher, Of the Steuben'
Vile National Bank, and family, are pre-.
paring fer a two weeks trip TO the fishing
and hunting districts of Canada.
Geo. 5. Miller, late chemist at the JEFF
ferson Iron Works, goes to Chicago to &C
eept similar position in . new rolling
mill.
Col. Harry Sherrsrd viii attend thi
constitution centennial in company will
Gov. Foraker
Thos. DaHghsrty, of Coal Valley, Yves
Va. Is in the CITY, the guest of George n
Henry.
Sheriff Lindsey was down from New
Cumberland, Thursday.
Master Tom (aged u, visiting for hi.
Eacation)-Haye cigar, grandpa? Grand
pa-HeyP a what, SIRE Master Tom-A
cig-cigaIette, you know. Grandpa=
Certainly not, sir. / never smoked IN my